Bust-up inspires Magpies
15 Jan 2007 - 07:47:28
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- Bust-up inspires Magpies
Newcastle United boss Glenn Roeder admitted that a half-time flare-up had inspired his team to a 3-2 victory at Tottenham Hotspur.
Nicky Butt clashed with home defender Pascal Chimbonda as the two sides left the field, before the Magpies came out to take all three points thanks to goals from Obafemi Martins and Butt himself.
Afterwards, Roeder commented: "They knew what had happened.
"They'd already made their minds up that what had happened would pull them together tighter and that we'd come out with the result.
"I had to make a few points tactically, but, in terms of sending them out motivated, that was done for us by what happened at half-time. The temperature was raised, that's all I'd say.
"Our players don't want to make anything of it, but certainly the incident galvanised the players to go out and play and fight like they did in the second half."